lite
nounEtymology Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)
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Archaic Archaic form of light (“window or aperture in a building”).
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Architecture A window pane
- Derived terms
- penlite, tealite
lite
adj/laɪt/
Etymology Variation of light (in the sense of lacking weight, substance, etc.)
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Postpositional, Usually Abridged or lesser; being a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
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Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.
- Dinner consisted of crackers, some broccoli and a salad with lite ranch dressing.
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Lightweight
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Informal Informal spelling of light.
- My favorite color is lite blue!
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Postpositional, Usually Lacking substance or seriousness; watered down.
- this compromise bill is reform lite. It is both more palatable to nursing home owners and less protective of elderly patients2003 March 6, “Reform Lite”, in St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
- If there is a difference between doing this to a child and engaging in old-fashioned punishment, it is at best a quantitative rather than a qualitative difference. What Dreikurs and his followers are selling is Punishment Lite.2006, Alfie Kohn, Beyond discipline: from compliance to community, page 42:
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- The analysis bolsters claims by the Tories that markets will not wait patiently as Britain draws up leisurely plans for austerity-lite2010 April 8, “Sovereign debt crisis at 'boiling point', warns Bank for International Settlements”, in Telegraph.co.uk:
- Derived terms
- Chadlite, COM lite, covenant-lite, cov-lite, liteness, marriage lite, rogue-lite, sober lite